SOLUTION: Find the slope of the line perpendicular to x=3y

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Question 108558: Find the slope of the line perpendicular to x=3y
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the slope of the line perpendicular to x=3y
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Rule: lines are perdicular if the product of their slopes is -1
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Given line can be written as y = (1/3)x so
the given line has a slope of (1/3).
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Let "m" be the slope of the perpendicular line:
EQUATION:
(1/3)m = -1
m = -3
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The slope of the line perpendicular to x = 3y is -3
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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